Operator's Manual

Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmay
damagetheengine.
14.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
15.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
ChargingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Electric-startmodelonly
Chargethebatteryfor24hoursinitially,thenmonthly(every
25starts)orasneeded.Alwaysusethechargerinasheltered
areaandchargethebatteryatroomtemperature(70°or22°
C)wheneverpossible.
1.Connectthechargertothewireharnesslocatedbelow
theignitionkey(Figure24).
Figure24
2.Plugthechargerintoawalloutlet.
Note:Whenthebatterynolongerholdsacharge,
recycleordisposeofthelead-acidbatteryaccording
tolocalcodes.
Note:Yourbatterychargermayhavea2-colorLEDdisplay
thatindicatesthefollowingstatesofcharging:
•Aredlightindicatesthatthechargerischargingthe
battery.
•Agreenlightindicatesthatthechargerisfullychargedor
thechargerisdisconnectedfromthebattery.
•Aashinglightthatalternatesbetweenredandgreen
indicatesthatthebatteryisnearlyfullycharged.Thisstate
lastsonlyafewminutesuntilthebatteryisfullycharged.
ReplacingtheFuse
Electric-startmodelonly
Ifthebatterydoesnotchargeortheenginedoesnotrunwith
theelectricstarter,thefusemaybeblown.Replaceitwith
a40-ampplug-intypefuse.
1.Raisethereardeectorandlocatethebattery
compartment(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Reardeector
3.Battery
2.Screw
4.Batterycompartment
2.Wipeawayanydebrisfromthebatterycompartment
area.
3.Removethescrewthatsecuresthebattery
compartment,pulloutthebattery,andlocatethefuse
(Figure26).
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Figure26
1.Cover
3.Fuse
2.Fuseholder
4.Replacethefuseinthefuseholder(Figure26).
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